Kaeng Khoi weather in January

In January, Kaeng Khoi sees average daytime highs of 32°C and overnight lows near 21°C, with 10 mm of rain across 2.6 wet days and about 11.2 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kaeng Khoi's 2nd-clearest and 10th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kaeng Khoi's year-round climate.

Daytime high
32°
7th warmest
Overnight low
21°
1st coldest
Rainfall
10 mm
2.6 wet days
Daylight
11 h 12 min
6:49 AM – 6:02 PM
Cloud cover
43%
2nd clearest
Wind
7 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.93 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.0
out of 10

Kaeng Khoi is town in Saraburi province, Thailand.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 32°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kaeng Khoi reaches about 32°C in the afternoon and slips back to 21°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C warmer than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
13121
23121
33121
43121
53121
63221
73221
83221
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103221
113221
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How January really feels in Kaeng Khoi

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 29 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
29
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in January is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Kaeng Khoi weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 7th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan32° / 21°102.611.25.0
Feb33° / 23°153.211.54.1
Mar34° / 25°457.511.93.1
Apr35° / 26°7612.712.32.3
May34° / 26°14521.212.72.1
Jun33° / 26°17923.412.82.3
Jul32° / 25°20325.112.82.5
Aug32° / 25°21926.412.52.5
Sep31° / 25°2752612.12.5
Oct31° / 24°17118.911.73.4
Nov32° / 23°365.911.34.7
Dec31° / 21°81.711.25.5

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 22% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 27%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17030
27030
36931
46931
56931
66931
76931
86931
97030
107030
117030
127030
137129
147228
157228
167327
177327
187327
197327
207426
217525
227525
237624
247723
257723
267822
277921
287921
298020
308119
318218

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitation

Kaeng Khoi gets around 10 mm of rain over 2.6 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 8% and peaks near 9% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
15
26
36
47
57
68
78
88
98
109
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149
158
168
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208
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279
289
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309
319

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the muggy band about 28% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 53% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
18182930140
27182930150
37183030150
46173030160
56163130170
66163130180
75153129190
85153029200
95143029210
105143029220
116143028230
126132928240
136132928240
146122928250
156122828260
166122828260
176122828270
186112728270
196112728280
206112628280
216122628290
226122628290
236122528290
246122527301
256122527301
266122427311
276122326311
286132325321
296132225321
306142224331
317142123332

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 12 min at the start of January to 11 h 18 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 6:45 AM to 6:49 AM, and sunset from 5:54 PM to 6:10 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.26:455:54
211.26:455:54
311.26:455:55
411.26:465:55
511.26:465:56
611.26:465:56
711.26:475:57
811.26:475:58
911.26:475:58
1011.26:475:59
1111.26:485:59
1211.26:486:00
1311.26:486:00
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1511.26:486:01
1611.26:496:02
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1911.26:496:04
2011.36:496:04
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Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 4.93 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.35 kWh/m² to a high of 6.04 kWh/m² in April across the year — January's 4.93 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.8Bright
24.8Bright
34.8Bright
44.8Bright
54.8Bright
64.8Bright
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84.8Bright
94.9Bright
104.9Bright
114.9Bright
124.9Bright
134.9Bright
144.9Bright
154.9Bright
164.9Bright
174.9Bright
185.0Bright
195.0Bright
205.0Bright
215.0Bright
225.0Bright
235.0Bright
245.0Bright
255.0Bright
265.1Bright
275.1Bright
285.1Bright
295.1Bright
305.2Bright
315.2Bright
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kaeng Khoi

In seasonPeak

None of Kaeng Khoi's seasonal hazards are active in January. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

Kaeng Khoi's monsoon runs May–October, when most of the year's rain falls.

Monsoon
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is January a good time to visit Kaeng Khoi?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
7.8
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

January is a reasonable time to visit Kaeng Khoi for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Kaeng Khoi in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Kaeng Khoi sees daytime highs around 32°C and nights near 21°C. Pack light clothes. Worth having: sun protection.

light clothessun protection

UV index in Kaeng Khoi in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 9 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kaeng Khoi peaks around August 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near November 23 at about 8 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery highExtremeExtremeVery highAug 14UV 13Nov 23UV 8
UV index (midday)Level
Jan9Very high
Feb9Very high
Mar12Extreme
Apr11Extreme
May10Very high
Jun12Extreme
Jul12Extreme
Aug13Extreme
Sep12Extreme
Oct10Very high
Nov8Very high
Dec8Very high

Air quality in Kaeng Khoi in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kaeng Khoi is worst in February — around 60 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.7× the cleanest month (December, 34 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorPoorFeb 1759 µg/m³Dec 1035 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan53Poor
Feb60Unhealthy
Mar56Unhealthy
Apr48Poor
May40Poor
Jun35Moderate
Jul35Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep40Poor
Oct41Poor
Nov36Poor
Dec34Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kaeng Khoi?

Kaeng Khoi sits at 14.6°N, 101.0°E, 23 m above sea level, in Thailand. The nearest listed city is Saraburi, 11 km away.

Topography around Kaeng Khoi

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Kaeng Khoi.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kaeng Khoi has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 197 m around an average of 24 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 582 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,364 m.

The land around Kaeng Khoi is covered by trees (34%), cropland (33%) and artificial surfaces (24%) within 3 km, trees (49%) and cropland (34%) within 16 km, and cropland (52%) and trees (37%) within 80 km.

3 km
197 m
16 km
582 m
80 km
1,364 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Saraburi 11 km · Phra Phutthabat 27 km · Tha Ruea 29 km · Ban Mo 29 km · Nong Khae 31 km · Lop Buri 44 km · Nakhon Luang 44 km · Pak Chong 47 km

Thailand travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 1
Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs
Type A / B / C
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 31% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$8,057
2025
Happiness
6.3 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Homicide rate
4.8
per 100k, 2011
Road deaths
32.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very low
EF EPI 402
Religion
Buddhist 93%Muslim 5%Christian 1%other 1%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Kaeng Khoi (14.5862°, 100.9976°, elevation 23 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).